Wow where does the time go?

Just a quick note to see if I still can do this..

.Much has happened in my life and a lot of things I should document.  I will be back.  I promise.

It's been a while

Here is my lousy attempt to get back in the journaling game. It has been close to 4 years, so we have to play catch up. Not too worry, I am sure it will be soooo randomly remembered and posted that I confuse myself as well as you. Have to go fullfill the last of my duties for ETN. That will be included on a few posts I am sure. Anyhow big RR today. Out.

CHAPMANVILLE FIREHALL

WELL DAVE AND I WENT TO A GUN RAFFLE LAST NIGHT. GOT THE TICKETS FOR IT CLEAR BACK IN APRIL WHEN I WENT TO THE CASINO. MY FRIEND VERA GAVE ME 5 TICKETS FOR MY BIRTHDAY. RODE OVER WITH VIVIAN AND JERRY IN VIV'S NEW JEEP. NICE RIDE.
THE FIRE CHIEF THERE IS AN OLD SCHOOLMATE OF MINE THAT I MIGHT HAVE DATED ONCE OR TWICE HIS NAME IS BILL. I DON'T THINK HE EVEN KNEW I WAS THERE. WHICH IS COOL BY ME. WE SAT AT A BIG TABLE IN THE BACK AND PLAYED POKER DURING THE RAFFLE. THE OTHER HALF OF THE CREW WENT OUT TO THE FRONT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T HERE THAT WELL. DIDN'T WIN SHIT. HAD LOTS OF FUN PLAYING POKER. MET A NEW FRIEND NAMED JANET WHO LIVES IN CENTERVILLE WHERE I GREW UP, AND ODDLY ENOUGH SHE IS FROM MASS. JUST LIKE MY FRIENDS KENNY AND SHELLEY. WHY IN THE HELL DOES EVERYONE WANT TO MOVE TO THE COMMONWEALTH? WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE THAT IS SO GREAT ANYWAY? SNOW, POTHOLES AND FUCKING ED RENDELL.........YEE HAW.
SERIOUSLY THOUGH, I AM STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE BETTER. IT IS SUNDAY AND I DIDN'T GO TO CHURCH. SHAME ON ME. I WILL DEAL WITH GUILT LATER. WELL, I HOPE EVERYONE IS SAFE AND SOUND. HASTA LUEGO!

UPDATE ON ME

WELL, WHERE TO START...I HAVEN'T BLOGGED TOO MUCH LATELY, BEEN IN A FOUL MOOD. YOU SEE, I HAVE BEEN KICKED AROUND PRETTY GOOD THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I GOT FIRED FROM BLAIR. THE INDIAN BETRAYED ME. SO I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED AND DEALING WITH DEATH AND DEPRESSION.
THINGS STILL ARE PRETTY SHITTY. I DID GET A JOB. I AM A JANITOR. YEE HAW. BETTER THAN NOTHING I SUPPOSE. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T EVEN GET A JOB, SO I AM TRYING HARD TO BE THANKFUL. MY BEST FRIEND IS STILLLLLL IN FLORIDA. I MISS HER DEARLY AND WISH SHE WAS HERE IN PA. OH WELL WE ALL DESERVE A CHANGE.
THERE HAS BEEN TERRIBLE DRAMA IN MY LIFE DUE TO THE PASSING OF A VERY CLOSE FRIEND (AND WHOSE NAME I FEAR TO MENTION...MIGHT CAUSE MORE DRAMA). THE RESULTS OF EVERYONE INVOLVED ACTIONS; I'M AFRAID I HAVE LOST TWO MAYBE MORE FRIENDS WHO I ACUTALLY CONSIDERED CLOSE AS FAMILY. THIS HAS HURT ME IN AN UNDESCIBEABLE WAY.
ENOUGH WALLOWING...JUST NEEDED TO GET THAT OFF MY CHEST. I DO NEED TO BE CAREFUL OF WHAT I SAY ANYMORE. WHO KNOWS I MIGHT OFFEND SOMEONE ELSE OR GET ARRESTED!
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE OF THINGS, WE GOT OUR 4-WHEELER BACK. IT WAS STOLEN RIGHT OUT OF OUR YARD A COUPLE MONTHS BACK. NOW IT HAS COME FULL CIRCLE. UNFORTUNEATELY, IT IS IN NO CONDITION TO BE FIXED SO IT NOW HAS WENT TO THE SCRAP YARD. REALLY HURT DAVE TO DO THAT TOO. I FEEL BAD FOR HIM. I BOUGHT IT FOR HIM ON FATHERS DAY LAST YEAR, AND ODDLY ENOUGH WE RECOVERED IT THE DAY AFTER FATHERS DAY THIS YEAR. ISN'T THAT IRONIC?
FINALLY, LAST NIGHT WAS OUR SECOND NIGHT OF A.P.A.(AMERICAN POOL ASSOCIATION) WHICH I AM VERY EXICITED ABOUT. WE LOST 3-2 HOWEVER THE FIRST WEEK WE WON 4-1. THAT PUTS US IN SECOND PLACE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OIL CITY HAS EVER HAD AN APA LEAGUE. WE ONLY HAVE 4 TEAMS RIGHT NOW, BUT ITS SUMMER AND PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO COMMITT FOR SUMMER SESSION. I LOOK FOR MORE PEOPLE IN FALL. I AM CAPTAIN OF OUR TEAM. WE ARE CALLED THE DILLIGAF'S WHICH STANDS FOR " DOES IT LOOK LIKE I GIVE A FUCK?" WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM. WISH US LUCK. WE COULD END UP IN VEGAS IF WE PLACE AT STATES...CAN'T WAIT.
TAKE CARE ALL.

B-DAY IN WEST VIRGINIA

WELL, I TURNED 37 ON THE 19th. I ALMOST WENT TO SEE BILLY JOEL. THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT. COST TOO MUCH AND I DIDN'T WANT TO GO ALONE. LUCKY FOR ME THOUGH, I GOT A BETTER OFFER....SPEND A WEEKEND IN THE W.V. FOREST LEARNING HOW TO BECOME AN OUTDOOR WOMAN, B.O.W.

I WENT WITH MY GOOD FRIEND SHELLEY, AND KATHY. IT WAS A LONG DRIVE DOWN. WE ALL GOT UP PRETTY EARLY. BECAUSE OF THIS WE ALL GOT A WAKE UP CALL TO A BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE. I THINK IT WAS LIKE 5 OR 6 HOURS. VERY NICE SCENERY ON THE WAY TO ENJOY.

UPON ARRIVING AT NORTH BEND STATE PARK, WE REGISTERED AT THE LODGE AND HURRIED TO CHECK OUT OUR LIVING QUARTERS.

IT WAS A RUSTIC TWO BEDROOM NESTLED IN THE WOODS WITH EIGHT OTHER CABINS SIMILAR IN LAYOUT. WE DIDN'T KNOW IT YET, BUT WE WERE IN STORE FOR A GORGEOUS SUNSET.

AFTER WE SETTLED IN WE WENT TO THE WELCOMING SPEECH AND HEADED OFF TO OUR FIRST OF FOUR SESSIONS. MY FIRST SESSION WAS SUPPOSED TO BE "WHAT'S IN THE WOODS" , I OPTED AT LAST MINUTE TO SWITCH TO "INTRODUCTION TO SHOTGUNS". I LEARNED A THING OR TWO. NOW IT WAS TIME FOR DINNER. THEY SET US UP WITH EXCELLENT FOOD THE WHOLE WEEKEND.

THANKS TO MY FRIENDS, I WILL HAVE A VERY SPECIAL MEMORY IN THAT DINNING ROOM/RESTAURANT. YOU SEE, SAT. WAS MY BIRTHDAY AND KATHY MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE CHEF TO MAKE ME A CAKE. MY OWN LITTLE CAKE. THAT WAS SO SWEET. ANYHOW, THIS CHEF WHO HAD THE HOTS FOR KATHY OBLIGED AND BROUGHT THE CAKE (CANDLES LIT AND ALL) CLEAR THROUGH THE DINNING ROOM TO OUR TABLE. MIND YOU, EVERYONE IS WATCHING TO SEE WHERE HE IS GOING. AS ALL EYES ON ME FEELS LIKE I COULDN'T BE MORE EMBARRASSED, SOMEONE BREAKS OUT IN SONG. HOLY SHIT. THE WHOLE DINNING ROOM SANG HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. IT WAS GREAT. EVEN THOUGH, I WAS AWAY FROM HOME AND MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS SHELLEY AND KATHY MADE THIS ONE A KEEPER! THANKS GUYS. LOVE YA. WAS GONNA PUT PICTURE OF CAKE HERE BUT IT IS IN MY PHONE AND NOT MY COMPUTER. SORRY. SO HERE IS A BEAVER BEATEN TREE.

WE SAW THIS ONE THE LAST DAY. THIS WAS DURING OUR LITTLE HIKE IN "OUTDOOR SURVIVAL". WE WERE LOOKING FOR SHELTER.

BEFORE ALL OF THOSE FESTIVITIES WE STARTED OUT WITH A GRAND BREAKFAST BUFFET THEN OFF TO SESSIONS TWO WILDERNESS FIRST AID. CLASS WAS VERY INTERESTING. ONCE AGAIN I LEARNED A THING OR TWO THAT I DIDN'T KNOW. A BENEFIT TO MY BRAIN. ENJOYED A NICE LUNCH AND OFF TO SESSION THREE-DUTCH OVEN COOKING. PROBABLY MY FAVORITE SESSION. I LEARNED THE MOST HERE. THE ART OF DUTCH OVEN COOKING IS NOT THAT HARD AND A MAJORITY OF THE RECIPES NOT ONLY TASTE SUPERB, BUT ALSO THROW TOGETHER WITH LITTLE EFFORT AND TIME. WONDERFUL CAMPING TOOL OR TO USE ON A REGULAR BASIS. ONCE AGAIN A FANTASTIC DINNER. BACK TO THE CABIN WE WENT. LOOKING FORWARD TO FAREWELL CAMPFIRE. HAD A FEW COCKTAILS AND LATER HEADED TO FIRE. THE COORDINATOR WAS TAKING PICTURES ALL WEEKEND AND PUT TOGETHER QUITE AN ENTERTAINING SLIDE SHOW FOR US. I THINK EVERY SINGLE PERSON THERE WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN A PICTURE, PARTICIPATING IN WHATEVER CLASS IT WAS. GOT TO HEAR SOME FUNNY STORIES FROM OTHER GROUPS AND THEIR ADVENTURES.

SUNDAY MORNING STILL NOT GETTING TO SLEEP IN, WE PACK UP HAVE A FINAL MEAL IN THE DINNING ROOM. WE HAD A CLOSING SPEECH AND A TON OF DOOR PRIZES ENDING THE LATE MORNING WITH SOME WILD GAME AND DUTCH OVEN CHILI.

LONG DRIVE HOME, WE WERE ALL EXHAUSTED. I DON'T KNOW HOW SHELLEY DROVE. MADE IT HOME SAFELY. ALL IN ALL I HAD AN EXCELLENT WEEKEND. I AM CERTAINLY PLANNING ON GOING NEXT YEAR TOO. THEY EVEN MENTIONED A "MOTHER/DAUGHTER" ONE IN THE FUTURE. NANCY WOULD LOVE IT. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME FOR US.

SALAMANCA CASINO

TIME TO PLAY CATCH UP ON THE BLOGGING. I AM GONNA START WITH MY TRIP TO SALAMANCA. MY POOL LEAGUE TEAM "OASIS III" WENT. SO IT WAS VIVIAN, VERA, SHELLEY, AND MYSELF.

IT WAS ABOUT A 3 HOUR UNEVENTFUL RIDE. VIVIAN DROVE AS SHE GOES UP THERE ONCE A MONTH TO STOCK UP ON SMOKES. UPON ARRIVING AT THE HOTEL, WE ALL HAD TO CHECK IN WITH OUR PEOPLE. I DO HAVE TO MENTION THAT SHELLEY WAS ON HER WAY TO A REAL GOOD BUZZ WHEN WE GOT THERE. SHE HAD A FEW COCKTAILS ON THE WAY UP.

SO TO KEEP IT SIMPLE-WE HAD COCKTAILS, FOOD, AND FUN AT THE CASINO UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT. WE WERE ALL WHOOPED. IN MY FAVOR... I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT DIDN'T GO BROKE. WITHIN THE FIRST HOUR I HIT 450 ON A SLOT. PLAYED SOME BLACKJACK TOO. SO WITH MY WINNINGS I SPLURGED AND BOUGHT EVERYONES DINNER. WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE HOTEL WE WERE ALL STILL PRETTY WOUND UP SO OF COURSE THERE WAS SOME BED BOUNCING.... AND SOME SMOKEY SMOKEY......

MORNING CAME WAY TOO SOON, HOWEVER I MUSTERED ENOUGH ENERGY TO ENJOY THE INDOOR POOL AND HOT TUB. WHAT A NICE WAY TO WAKE UP. THEN WE COSUMED A VERY NICE CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST, STOPPED AT A SMOKE SHOP AND BACK TO THE CASINO FOR A LITTLE AFTERNOON PLEASURE. LOL. SO OVERALL I HAD A GREAT TIME. ON THE WAY HOME WE STOPPED AT KINZUA DAM AND FED THE FISHES.

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN......THANKS FOR ALL THE SCRATCHES GIRLS IT SURE PAID OFF HUH?

T AND K DINOR

HEY THERE, NICE TO MEET YA! I AM CLEM PARHAM. NO SERIOUSLY, THAT WAS MY CHARACTER NAME. JUST GOT HOME FROM A MURDER MYSTERY DINNER IN WHICH I GOT TO PLAY A MAJOR PART. VERY GOOD TIME. I HAD A BLAST. I GOT TO BE A CITY SLICKER WITH THE SOUL OF A RATTLESNAKE TRYING TO BUILD A RAILROAD THROUGH THE TOWN OF CACTUS GULCH. CHECK OUT THIS SHOT.

HERE ARE A COUPLE MORE SHOTS OF THE CAST AND AUDIENCE...





THE FIRST ONE HERE IS MY FRIEND KENDRA SHE PLAYED MY RIVAL- MEL EASTON. SECOND SHOT IS OF THE ENTIRE CAST. AND THE 3RD SHOT IS OF SOME SOCIALIZING. THIS WAS THE FIRST EVENT LIKE THIS I HAVE ATTENDED AND IT WAS NEAT AS HELL. I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH FUN I HAD.
OUR HOSTESS, KAREN, YOU MAY REMEMBER FROM FOURTH OF JULY BLOG. SHE IS AN EXCELLENT PARTY PLANNER. THERE WAS BRIBING, MURDER, AND DECEPTION ALL SET IN THE OLD WEST TOWN OF CACTUS GULCH. THERE WAS A DIRTY JUDGE WHO ORDERED ME TO BE STABBED. MY TAG A LONG HIT MAN SLICK O'HARE WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEATH OR TWO. AND DON'T FORGET THE INJUN'S. WE HAD "THREE FEATHERS" AND "RUNS LIKE A DEER".
SO IF YOU EVER HAVE THE CHANCE TO GO TO A MURDER MYSTERY DINNER, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. YOU WILL HAVE A BLAST. KUDOS AGAIN TO KAREN. THANKS FOR AN EVENING WELL SPENT.